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A night-time outdoor ritual at a stone-walled platform. A large fire burns in a brick-lined pit at right, with a brass vessel beside it and a seated woman in red tending it. Several robed participants in red and orange sit on a colourful striped mat around two large bronze vessels, while a woman in a red sari and a man in a red shawl hold objects over them. Behind them, tiered steps are decorated with garlands and small deity murti and framed pictures. A video camera on a tripod and a monitor show the scene. Approximately eight people are visible.2018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03Night photograph of a homa at an outdoor ritual site. In the foreground a large fire burns in a shallow metal vessel on a striped pink, green and blue cloth. A priest in red-brown robes and an orange turban sits beside it, holding a small vessel. Behind him a second figure in orange stands near rows of statues draped in yellow garlands, with flower offerings on the cloth. A red canopy with gold fringe and a large brass pot in the foreground frame the scene. A cameraman in brown clothing works at the right edge.2018-01-31A night-time homa fire ritual outdoors, with a large flame rising from a brick-built fire pit in the foreground. A woman in red-orange sari with a marigold garland and gold necklace stirs or offers into the fire with a long ladle. Beside her, a shaved-headed priest in orange-red robes with rudraksha beads sits with hands joined in prayer, and further right a man in a red-orange head wrap and orange garments chants with palms pressed together. Brass bowls, a kalasha-like vessel, a trident wrapped in marigolds, and a decorated seat with deity murtis and flower garlands stand nearby. Floodlights illuminate a crowd of seated devotees behind the ritual area.2014-05-20A night-time ritual at a fire pit (homa) in front of a deity murti shaded by a large golden naga hood, with the murti garlanded in yellow flowers and draped in pink cloth on a blue-and-purple covered platform. In the foreground a priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a tied orange headcloth, pours from a silver vessel into the flames. On the right a person in a rust-red robe with a bare arm bandage holds a brass bowl of petals and flowers. Behind them a line of people in white and red-brown garments stands on steps, watching. Smoke rises through the scene, and flowers are scattered on the floor.2013-10-08August 01 20142014-08-01June 23 20172017-06-23May 20 20142014-05-20A photograph of a night homa at a brick-lined square fire pit, with a bright flame rising from burning wood. Several shaved-headed priests in maroon and rust-red robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged around the pit, one pouring an offering into the fire from a small bowl, others tending the fire. Silver bowls of liquid, a tray of rose petals and marigold-orange petals lie on the brick edges, and a plate of seeds sits nearby. Behind them a seated crowd in the dim violet light watches, with orange garlands and hanging ropes above. A priest in saffron cloth stands at the left edge.2014-08-01Night photograph of an outdoor homa at a temple courtyard. A large fire blazes in a yellow-draped fire pit on a colourful striped mat, with brass vessels, fruit, flower garlands and a kalasha-like pot around it. A shaved-headed priest bare-chested in a white dhoti with a yellow flower crown sits at the fire, pouring offerings. Another priest with a bare upper body and a sacred thread sits across the fire. A figure seated on a gold ornate throne at upper right wears a saffron shawl, red-and-gold garments and a rudraksha mala with gold necklaces, presenting a person in a ceremonial role. Seated devotees in white dhotis and orange saris fill the background, and a deity murti garlanded with flowers sits at left.2017-06-23September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copies